King Charles ‘threatens’ to sever ties with Prince Andrew if he resists vacating Royal Lodge, says source

LONDON, ENGLAND: King Charles has reportedly threatened to cut ties with Prince Andrew if the Duke of York continues to refuse to vacate the Royal Lodge.

A friend of King Charles has reportedly revealed to The Times that the enraged monarch has "threatened" to sever his relationship with the disgraced duke if he doesn’t relocate to Frogmore Cottage. 

King Charles has threatened to sever ties with Duke of York

The Duke of York shares the house with his ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York. The property worth £30 million (around $38 million) boasts 30 rooms on the premises, per Daily Mail.

King Charles is reportedly trying to evict the duke, who was previously relieved from his royal duties after getting embroiled in the scandal related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Rumor has it that Prince William may start living in the Royal Lodge once Prince Andrew relocates. 

Ever since he was relieved of the royal duties, his income of £249,000 (around $317K) has also reportedly stopped. Insiders shared that King Charles has reportedly agreed to fund his brother from his own income from the Duchy of Lancaster.

The friend of Charles, said to The Times, “Unfortunately, if Andrew refuses to leave within a reasonable time frame, then the King may be forced to reassess the whole package of support he provides and the duke would be required to fund the lion's share of his security, accommodation and lifestyle costs all on his own - which, given the sums involved, is highly unlikely to be possible in the long term.”

The friend continued, “Everyone is mindful of his well-being, and has his best interests at heart, but there are limits of patience and tolerance.”

“As things stand, life at Royal Lodge is set to become increasingly cold and uncomfortable for the duke,” said a source close to the monarch. 

Last year, it was claimed that the Duke of York could not spend £400,000 (around $509K) a year to maintain the house. 

But reports also emerged that Andrew refused the vacate the house citing he was granted “a stay of execution".

In October 2023, Andrew reportedly struck a deal with the monarch to do the renovation work but has not fulfilled his promise yet.

Earlier in January, reports emerged that Andrew had seemingly rejected to relocate to another house as he “reportedly saw this as a demotion too far". The source added, “'Andrew is going nowhere. He has a cast iron lease.”

Internet supports King Charles

Social media users seemed to support the King's point of view as they opined the Royal Lodge is too big a house for being the residence of two people.

A user commented online, "Who would want to rattle around in a 30-room place, even if two and not solo?! You only need so many guest rooms when the family stay - & there's enough at lovely Frogmore. And should definitely take advantage of H&M's dosh spent for once on the do-up! Curious what plan Charles has for Royal Lodge though!"

"There are other smaller properties he could move to. trouble is he's been too spoilt and got used to the big house," added someone else.

"Frogmore Cottage was restored at a cost of 2.4 million pounds and is fine home for any retired couple. They don't need 30 rooms now their daughers have left home," said one of the users.

"The lease is not cast iron if he cannot keep up his end of the agreement. Biting the hand that feeds you can get you tossed out on your can," said someone else.

Another user said, "He should be forcefully told to leave by the Crown Estate also. He’s still getting a good deal by asking him to move to Frogmore cottage. It’s big enough for him and his ex."

"Most everyone would prefer Frogmere, but he has a sense of entitlement and would rather flounder around in the big mansion," commented another user.

Another user chimed in, "Not before time! York should've done the honourable thing and vacated the premises long ago."

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